Milk-can cleaner.



R. J. OWENS. MILK CAN CLEANER. APPLICATION 21mm AUG.12,1910.

Patented NOV.21,1911.

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The device while simple and of small cost has in practice been found highly elficient for the pur ose had in view.

What I c aim is:

1. In a can cleaner, the combination with a shaft with a brush carrying head at one end thereof, of extensible brushes with the arms pivotally .connected to said head, a lever intermediately pivoted to said head and links directly connecting the ends of said lever to the arms of said brushes, for

imparting simultaneous outward and simultaneous inward movements of i the said brushes.

2. In a can cleaner, the combination with a shaft provided at one end with a head having radially extended pairs of arms, of brushes having arms connected to the arms of said head by pivots, the axes of which are arallel to the axis of said shaft, a lever intermediately pivoted to said head, and links directly connecting the ends of said lever to the intermediate portions of diametrically o posite arms of the said extensible bi-us es.

' 8. In a can cleaner, the combination with a shaft rovided at one end with a head having diametrically extended pairs of arms. of extensible brushes having pairs of arms connected to the arms of said head by pivots, the axes of which are parallel to the axis of said shaft, brushes applied to the arms of said extensible brushes and to the arms of said head, at one end of the device. a lever intermediately pivoted on one end of the said head, and links directly connecting the ends of said lever to the intermediate portions of adjacent arms of the said extensible brushes, substantially as described.

4. In a can cleaner, the combination with a frame work arranged to support a can in an inclined position, of a gear nest on an upwardly extended portion of said frame and an interineshing beveled pinion and gear mounted on said gear nest, a crank connected to said gear, a shaft mounted to rotate with but to slide in said pinion, a hand piece swii'eled to the upper end of said shaft, a head secured to the lower endof said shaft and provided with diametrically ex tended pairs of arms, extensible brushes havin arms pivotally connected to the arms of said head, and brushes applied to the lower end arms of said head, substantially as described.

5. In a can cleaner, the combination with a shaft rovided at one end with a head having diametrically extended pairs of arms, of extensible brushes having pairs of arms connected to the arms of said head by pivots. the axes of which are parallel to the axis of saidshaft, brushes applied to the arms of said extensible brushes and to the arms of said head, at one end of the device, a lever iutermediately pivoted on one end of the said head. links directly ronnrrting the ends of said lever to the intermediate portions of adjacent arms of said extensible brushes. and stops for llllllllll g the outward movement of the arms of said extensible brushes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Rt )Bll lt'l J. OWENS \Vitnesses:

llanav l). Kmoons, Lona G. HOFFMAN. 

